On Friday, union officials reported that a farmworker had died following injuries sustained during an immigration enforcement raid at a cannabis farm in California.
“It is with great sadness that we confirm a farmworker has succumbed to injuries from yesterday’s immigration enforcement action,” read the United Farm Workers’ statement on X.
During the raids on Thursday, clashes erupted between protesters and authorities as federal immigration agents targeted Glass House Farms in Camarillo and a second location in Carpinteria. Video footage showed authorities deploying tear gas to disperse the protesters.
National Guard troops block protesters during an ICE immigration raid at a nearby cannabis farm July 10, 2025, near Camarillo, Calif. (Getty Images/Mario Tama)
The Trump administration has been carrying out raids in Southern California, targeting criminal illegal immigrants despite opposition from local and state officials.
The union has decried the operations, saying workers were critically injured during what they described as “chaotic raids” and noted that “other workers, including U.S. citizens, remain totally unaccounted for.”
“These violent and cruel federal actions terrorize American communities, disrupt the American food supply chain, threaten lives and separate families,” it said in an earlier statement. “There is no city, state or federal district where it is legal to terrorize and detain people for being brown and working in agriculture. These raids must stop immediately.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security.
